Overview:
Agriculture and irrigation play an important role in the state of Idaho. This
activity will help students understand Idaho's agriculture and irrigation concerns.

Objective:
1. Students will be exposed
to the Digital Atlas.
2. Students will learn about Idaho's agriculture and irrigation.

Procedure:Use the Atlas, the Internet
and your library to gather information and pictures for these reports.
A handout can be printed out by clicking below.

Handouts/Activities:These are links to access
the handouts and printable materials.agri2ho.pdf

Handout Sample:
Select one of the following:

1.
Cattle Write a report about cattle. Why do people raise cattle? What are
cattle used for? What is the difference between beef cattle and dairy cattle?
2. Sheep Write a report about sheep. Why do people raise sheep? What
are sheep used for?
3. Cowboy life Write a report about cowboy life. There are still cowboys
working today.
4. Cattle Brands Some cattle brands are quite interesting to look at
and think about.
(a) Write a report on cattle brands.
(b) Design your own brand. Pretend you are a rancher and
you want a brand for your cattle. Keep in mind that a brand must be drawn
so it can't be changed into a different brand. You can test your brand by
letting someone else try to change it. If you don't have any cattle (and most
of us don't), what else could your brand be used for?